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About The Teacher
This is my tenth year at Duveneck, but my nineteenth year actually teaching. I previously taught at Sedgwick Elementary School in the Cupertino Union School District. I have taught third through sixth grade. I was born and raised in Orange County, California in Westminster. After high school, I came up to the Bay area to attend College. I received a Business Administration degree with an emphasis on Computer Information Systems. I received my teaching credentials at the College of Notre Dame and have my CLAD certificate. I love traveling, running, hanging out with friends, and playing the piano. My biggest wish is to get a dog.

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Mission
I am committed to the total growth and well being of all students. I believe students best learn in an environment that is challenging, secure, and meet their academic, social, and emotional needs. In order for this to happen, I spend time creating a classroom where students feel a sense of belonging, competency, and autonomy. Students are guided towards lessons and activities that develop their self-confidence, independence, and problem solving skills. From this enriching environment, students feel a sense of belonging. Thus creating a community of learners where students are encouraged and given opportunities to take responsibility in their learning, assume greater control in setting their own learning goals, and to collaborate actively with others in achieving these goals. My strong literacy, mathematics, and technology background allow me to integrate curriculum and to use interactive projects, knowing my students will be responsible and actively engaged. Finally, my goal as an educator when students leave my classroom is that I have deepened their commitment to being kind, helpful, responsible, and respectful of others – qualities which are essential to leading humane and productive lives in a democratic society. Moreover, students possess a real sense of joy and inquiry toward learning, have the knowledge and skills to be thoughtful and analytical when solving problems, and have developed strong communication and interpersonal skills.